World

The deal will help promote a peaceful resolution of the crisis.

Both countries warn that Assad will have to comply or else face UN Security Council sanctions.

Security forces arrest 21 foreigners during the raids.

We need to see concrete actions to demonstrate that Assad is serious about giving up his chemical weapons, said Obama.

New Delhi gang rapists were sentenced to hang for the brutal rape of a 23-year-old woman on a bus last December.

The blast also wounded four other soldiers.

Japan and China in a major dispute over islands, no sign of compromise.

Release of 33 Taliban prisoners has not helped peace process, some have even returned to the battlefield.

The 19-year-olds from Kazakhstan are charged with impeding the investigation into the April 15 attack.

The two sides issue joint declaration; next round to be held in Islamabad.

Turkish president will confer the award of ‘Republic Order’ to the PM at a special ceremony.

Judicial commission on Mumbai attack will visit India on September 23, says Aziz.

Taliban leaders say the second-in-command will never ‘betray’ Mullah Omar.

Ban says that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "has committed many crimes against humanity".

The country is due to go to the polls by May 2014.

Judge Yogesh Khanna rejected their lawyers' plea for a lighter sentence.

Investigators say the pre-dawn blaze may have been caused by a patient setting a bed on fire.

Swedish Internet firm Bahnhof, which hosted Wiki Leaks at the time, sold the Dell server on online marketplace eBay.

The speech was posted on different forums a day after America held ceremonies in honour of 9/11 victims.

In neighbouring Gaza, Hamas strongly denied the allegations.

The rights group called the deaths one of the deadliest instances of mass summary executions since the crisis started.

Afghan officials say at least one person had been killed and 18 others wounded.

Demands US drop ‘politics of threats’; says move a result of Russian persuasion.

There are concerns that Taliban might refuse to talk to him at all.

Preparations started in consultation with missions in Geneva and New York: FO.

India says it will never start a nuclear conflict but has threatened a massive retaliation if Pakistan fires first.

The reactor's design dates back to the 1950s.

Despite deep skepticism about both Russia and Syria's sincerity, Obama agreed to examine the plan.

Terry Jones was detained in Mulberry and faces charges of transporting fuel illegally and openly carrying a firearm.

According to MoU a dialogue will be conducted annually.

Islamabad, Washington all set to resume strategic dialogue later this year.

No one handed over to Afghan Embassy or consulate so far.

Officials say six militants released in exchange for two paramilitary troops.

The Afghans defeated defending champions India 2-0 at the Dasarath Rangashala Stadium.

Children screaming on flights? Babies crying? These may become a thing of the past.

The driver had confessed to having received 30,000 dirhams from the officer he was meeting.

Animal rights activists support the ban, but Jewish and Muslim leaders argue that it violates their religious freedom.

Obama says he had asked US lawmakers to delay a vote on whether to authorise military action.

Witnesses says the powerful blast shattered the windows of other buildings in the Imam Ali area.

Half of the people surveyed think ‘Sikh’ is a sect of Islam: Stanford research project.

New Delhi says witnesses will be unavailable due to Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Authorities yet to take any action against the girl’s family or her husband.

Report revealed that most of the cases tend to go unnoticed as authorities focus on gangs that target white youngsters

Sartaj Aziz says former Taliban chief strategist not to be handed over to Afghanistan; Kabul pleased by the decision.

Pakistani commission had wanted to arrive in India on Sept 11 to cross-examine the witnesses of the case.

The international survey finds 67% Pakistanis are 'concerned' about Islamic extremism.

A fruit and vegetables merchant in Shaalan district cautioned that it was too early to celebrate.

Actor-singer talks about his journey to stardom and upcoming projects.

The report reveals that nearly a quarter of men surveyed in six Asia-Pacific countries admit to committing rape.

The driver lost control after one of his tyres burst, hit another bus and both vehicles caught fire immediately.